an intake or exhaust valve for an engine, consisting of one or more sleeves reciprocating within a cylinder, so that ports in the cylinder and in the sleeves are opposed at regular intervals to open the valve.
[ 1910-15 ]
SLEEVE VALVE
Meaning of SLEEVE VALVE in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012